2025:JHHC:24299 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(S) No. 2199 of 2020 Suresh Oraon aged about 43 years son of late Etwa Oraon, resident of village-Rehedag, P.O. Kolhaiya, P.S. Rajpur, District-Chatra. ... … Petitioner(s) Versus 1.The State of Jharkhand through Chief Secretary, Government of Jharkhand, having its office at Project Bhawan, Dhurwa, P.O. Dhurwa, P.S. Jagannathpur, District-Ranchi. 2. Secretary, Department of Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Rajbhasa, having its office at Dhurwa, P.O. Dhurwa, P.S. Jagannathpur, District-Ranchi. 3. Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Magistrate, Chatra, P.O. and P.S. Chatra, District-Chatra. 4. Deputy Commissioner, North Chhotanagpur Division, Hazaribagh, P.O. Hazaribagh, P.S. Sadar, District-Hazaribagh. 5.Jharkhand Public Service Commission, having its office at Circular Road, P.O. and P.S. Lalpur, District-Ranchi through its Chairman. … … Respondent(s) CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Nitish Kumar Sahani, Advocate Mr. Randhir Kumar Vishwakarma, Advocate For the Respondent-JPSC : Mr. Pravin Kr. Pandey, Advocate Mr. Amit Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent- : Mr. Mukesh Kumar Mehta, AC to GP-VI -------- Order No. 9/Dated: 19th August 2025 The instant writ application has been preferred by the petitioner for the following reliefs: “(i) For issuance of an appropriate writ(s)/order(s)/direction(s) for quashing the decision as contained in Memo No. 700/Stha. dated 23.10.2018 (Annexure-9) issued under the signature of Deputy Commissioner, Chatra and pursuant to the meeting of District Establishment Committee dated 11.01.2018 (Annexure-7), whereby and where under a decision has been taken to stay the promotion as well as service confirmation of the Grade-IV employees who has been promoted to Grade-III Post whereas the juniors to the petitioner have been promoted vide order dated 18.6.2020 vide Memo No. 296 passed by the respondent no. 3. AND 2025:JHHC:24299 2 (ii) Upon quashing of the aforesaid decision, a further writ/order/direction be issued to grant consequential benefits to the petitioner. And/Or (iii) For issuance of any other appropriate writ(s)/order(s)/direction(s) as your Lordships may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.” 2. At the outset, learned counsel for the respondents draws attention of this Court towards Annexure-I series and submits that in view of the anomalies, discrepancies and deviation from the rules and approved reservation roster, it was unanimously decided in the meeting of the District Establishment Committee on 11.01.2018 that instructions and guidelines be sought for from the Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Rajbhasha Department upon explaining the aforesaid facts in entirety and also for verifying the educational certificate and other documents of the concerned employees given benefit of promotion. By Office Letter No. 127 dated 05.03.2018 guidelines have also been sought for from the concerned department. He further submits that in view of the fact that several discrepancies and illegality were found with respect to 18 employees including this petitioner, the promotion was cancelled. This decision was taken way back in the year 2018. Thereafter, in the year 2020 a fresh list has been published on 18.06.2020. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that the name of this petitioner does not find place even in the list published on 18.06.2020; as such, the instant writ application may be disposed of by giving liberty to the petitioner to approach the concerned respondent by filing a fresh representation. 3. The above submissions and facts have not been controverted by the petitioner and he submits that this application may be disposed of by giving liberty to the petitioner accordingly. 4. Having regard to the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions made hereinabove, the instant writ application is hereby disposed of by giving liberty to the petitioner to approach the concerned respondent by filing a fresh representation, if so advised, and 2025:JHHC:24299 3 the concerned respondent shall decide the issue in accordance with law and applicable rules and regulations. (Deepak Roshan, J.) Amit